The tickets are distributed through www.bilietai.lt by the concert’s co-organizer, the Lithuanian Red Cross Society, which will donate all the funds to the people of Ukraine fighting for freedom!
“Affabre Concinui”, referred to as the kings of Polish a cappella - performers of exceptional talent and phenomenal vocal skills.
“Affabre Concinui” is a male vocal sextet founded in 1983 in Poznań. Its members were singers of the Poznań Boys’ Choir and “The Poznań Nightingales”. The group performs works a cappella, their artistic credo is defined by their Latin name, which translates to “perfectly harmonizing”. The performers mention the English vocal sextet “The King’s Singers” as their inspiration.
The group’s repertoire includes several hundred different pieces: folk songs, old religious and secular music (from Renaissance motets and madrigals to Romantic carols, Polish and Christmas secular carols), pieces for orchestra, musical jokes, jazz standards and pop hits. The pieces are distinguished by a peculiar, clean and natural sound, excellent imitation of musical instruments and combined by witty presentation.
Ensemble “Affabre Concinui” members:
Robert Hylla (contratenor),
Robert Hylla (contratenor),
Leszek Marciniak (contratenor),
Przemysław Czekała (tenor),
Piotr Lewandowski (baritone),
Piotr Dziurla (bass),
Artur Hoffmann (bass).
The programme includes works by Wacław z Szamotuł, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, William Byrd, Mikołaj Gomółka, Thomas Morley, George Kirbye, John Bennet, John Dowland, Thomas Tomkins, Hans Leo Hassler, Ludwig Senfl, Thoinot Arbeau, Pierre Passereau, Pierre Certon, Orlando di Lasso, Giovanni Gastoldi and Baldassare Donato.
The festival is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Concert partners - the Polish Institute in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Red Cross Society.